Question

Brad buys two packages of mushrooms. He paid $11.25 for 2/3 lb of Cremini mushrooms and $7.99 for 1/2 lb of Chanterelle mushrooms. Which mushroom cost less per pound?

Cremini mushrooms cost less by $0.10
Chanterelle mushrooms cost less by $0.10
Chanterelle mushrooms cost less by $0.90
Cremini mushrooms cost less by $0.90

Answer 1

Explanation:

Cost of 1 lb of Cremini mushrooms= 11.25×3/2=33.75/2=16.875 $≈$16.88

Cost of 1 lb of Chanterelle mushrooms=7.99×2/1=$15.98

Chanterelle mushrooms cost 16.88-15.98=$0.90 less

Answer 2

C. (Chanterelle mushrooms cost less by $0.90)

Explanation:

Divide 11.25 by 2/3, for the total amount of pound for the Cremini.

Do the same thing for Chanterelle, but the numbers given for it.

We than find out that Cremini=16.87, and Chanterelle=15.98

Now that we know Cremini is more that Chanterelle, we need to find the difference, by subtracting The bigger number by the smaller number.

Our answer is 0.89, but we will round it to 0.90.

Now we know that the Cremini costs more by $0.90, and the Chanterelle costs less by $0.90